Label Printing

This Quixy feature enables users to print labels as needed. A label is a small piece of paper that is affixed to an object to provide information about it.

Pre-Requisites for configuration

• The application that you configure for Label Print (Automatic Print) must include a Text Box Field to capture the Printer Name.

Pre-Requisites for using the feature

• A Zebra Printer should be connected to your device.

How to configure label prints?

Go to the view page of the application you want to configure.  

Navigate to the Events. Hover over Quick Flows.

Click on Add button. It takes to the Quick Flows configuration page. 

There are five different types of Quick Flows, select the Automatic Print option to configure the label prints.

Provide Configuration Details:

• Give the Quick Flow a Name.
• Select the Printer from the dropdown. This dropdown lists the text box fields present in the app. Ensure you have a separate text box field named Printer Name in the app to capture the printer name.

• Select the Work Flow Step and Work Flow Step Action on which you want to trigger the quick flow.
• Enter the ZPL code in the blank box at the bottom. This code instructs the Zebra Printer to print data on the label.
• Select the Work Flow Step (i.e., Step 1 or Step 2) and Work Flow Step Action (i.e., Submit).
• Now, in the blank Box at the bottom, you need to enter the ZPL code. This code triggers the Zebra Printer to print data on the label.

• The Zebra Printers are the small sized printers that is normally seen in a grocery store, refer to the image below.

• Once the configuration is completed, save the Quick Flow.

Usage of the Feature

1. To trigger the Zebra printer to print a label, you need to submit a record in the app at the configured workflow step and workflow step action.
2. For Quixy Mobile App, connect the Zebra printer to your mobile phone using Bluetooth. Provide the exact name of the printer in the Printer Name Field while adding a record in the app.
3. For Quixy Web App, connect the printer to your PC using Bluetooth or USB. Install the JS Print Manager software to know the printer name for USB connection. Follow the same steps as for the mobile app to print a label.

For the Quixy Mobile App:

• Connect the Zebra printer to your mobile phone using Bluetooth. You can find the printer's name in the mobile's Bluetooth settings.
• Enter the exact name of the printer in the Printer Name Field while adding a record in the app.
• The Printer Field in the configuration page will automatically capture this printer name.
• When you add a record in the app, the printer will be triggered automatically to print a label.

For the Quixy Web App:

• If you connect the printer to your PC using Bluetooth, follow the same process as in the mobile app.
• If you connect the printer to your PC using USB, install the JS Print Manager software to determine the printer's name.
• Follow the same steps as in the mobile app to print a label.